NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
GERUNDS used as OBJECTS
 Gerunds are verbs that act like nouns. They are formed
by adding ‘-ing’ to verbs. For example: swim → swimming
 Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an
infinitive (to + verb): For example: “I like / love / hate
swimming.” Or “I like to / love to / hate to swim.” “Enjoy”
and “dislike” are followed by gerunds, but not infinitives.

 Complete the sentences below by using the ‘-ing’ gerund form of the verbs on the right.

1. I often go to the beach on weekends. I like ____________________.

driving
skate
2. Robert has a red sports car. He enjoys ____________________.
swim
to cook/cooking
3. My friends hate ____________________. They always eat at restaurants.
hunt
to watch/watching
4. Mary likes ____________________ TV, but she doesn’t have a television.
drive
to cycle/cycling
5. I bought a new bicycle last week. I love ____________________.
wash
to read//reading
6. If you like ____________________, there’s a great book store nearby.
dance
painting
7. Thomas enjoys ____________________ with lots of different colors.
cook
to ski/skiing
8. Richard lives near a mountain, so he often goes ____________________ in
surf
the winter.
skating
9. I dislike ____________________ because I always fall down on the ice.
watch
to surf/surfing
10. Last summer, Jenny tried ____________________ with her new surfboard.
read

to fish/fishing
ski
11. My brother likes seafood, so he likes ____________________.
to wash/washing
paint
12. I really hate ____________________ dirty dishes!
to hunt/hunting
cycle
13. Sam doesn’t like to kill animals, so he never goes ____________________.
fish
to dace/dancing
14. I don’t like ____________________ because I’m not a good dancer.
run
to run/running
15. I’m sorry, but I can’t go ____________________ with you. I hurt my foot.

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